A dozen donors account for bulk of 'super PAC' money

10:14 AM,
Aug. 4, 2011

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WASHINGTON - A dozen wealthy individuals and corporations - ranging from a Hollywood mogul to Texas billionaires - gave more than half the money flowing to the biggest outside groups raising unlimited amounts to influence next year's presidential and congressional races, a USA Today analysis shows.

Republican-affiliated groups outraised Democratic groups by more than 2-to-1, the review found, demonstrating the willingness of Republican donors to write big checks to deny President Obama a second term. Overall, seven major groups took in $23.7 million during the first half of the ...